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ISBN: 1539412334
ISBN-13: 978-1539412335

I would like to dedicate this book to the following people:

My parents

They always wanted something more than getting by for my brother and I. Using their experiences triumphs and mistakes, beliefs handed down by their parents, as well as ideas of their own they created a map to success. From the factory floor where they met, they have worked hard every day of their lives, pouring their lessons and aspirations into the minds of my brother & me. I'm grateful for everything they've taught me and continue to teach me.

My brother

As two very different people born a decade apart, Seth has taught me so much about life. He's been my biggest supporter and always makes me laugh while also challenging my views of what is possible.

Kendall

Lastly, Id like to dedicate this book to my good friend Kendall, who passed away at the young age of 20 before getting the chance to live out his dream. Kendalls abrupt passing was by far the largest defining moment in my life. It was a moment that changed everything. It gave my life a purpose, a reason, a driveto make this world a better place, beyond myself. Its my why, and it drives me every single day to achieve my potential and make the world a better place. Love you Kendall! Working hard to make you proud.

Snowboarding to Seven Figures

We placed the cursor over the publish button, ready to hit submit, with no real idea what we were doing.

My colleague, James, and I had just turned our short productivity guide into a book, and we were about to publish it.

We had been writing it to help people like us, young entrepreneurs, who needed to be more productive.

When we started our fun, little side project, two and a half months previously, we had very low expectations. We never thought we would find ourselves moments away from publishing an actual book.

We originally thought we would make a twenty-page PDF and give it away to people. No big deal. No risk. Now, a twenty-page PDF had morphed into a book, and we were about to publish on Amazonwho would have thought?

Click.

The book was published.

James and I exchanged glances. It was out of our hands now.

Some doubt and fear began to fill our minds. We had little knowledge about publishing a book, but we comforted ourselves knowing it was just an experiment. Again, no risk (especially since we had such low expectations).

We hoped it could help us make a little money and establish some credibility for ourselves We hoped it could help people and save them from learning all the lessons in our book the hard way.

Most of all, we hoped people would actually like it.

Putting your first book out into the world kind of feels like standing up in front of a crowd with no clothes on. Its revealing, you feel vulnerable, and you really hope people will like what they see.

Fast-forward to the next week.

My plane landed, and my study abroad experience began in Austria. My last hurrah before leaving the title college kid behind. I could no longer be called a college kid.

Shortly, after my arrival, my snowboard was sliding over the fluffy, white snow in the Swiss Alps. Because what else does a snowboarding American do on his first day in Austria?

Id spent the entire afternoon snowboarding with friends, laughing, and planning for the future. I let my book shift to the back of my mind.

Bing!

I received a notification from James The Productive Person had hit #1 on Amazon in the Time Management category, topping David Allens Getting Things Done (a.k.a. the Productivity Bible).

I couldnt believe it.

Frantically, I checked Amazon to see the stats for myself. I had to see this.

James was right! And to top it all off, David Allen had even lowered his price from $8.99 to $3.29 (cheaper than our book) to try and reclaim the top spot.

This was HUGE. I couldnt have been happier.

It wasnt until later the next day that I got my big aha moment. I was sitting in the chairlift with a few new friends, riding back to the top of the Stubai Gletscher for another run. In European accented English, one friend asked, Hey Chandler, whats this about you having a book? (He had seen my celebration when I found out wed hit number one.)

Yeah, I just launched one last week, I responded.

I hear its doing well. Thats so cool. I cant believe you wrote a book. Is it actually making any money?

I thought for a few seconds, and then replied, We put it out there, and its doing really well. I just found out that while I was snowboarding with you guys all day yesterday, the book made over four hundred bucks.

Not only was he blown away, but so was I.

Thats when it hit me I had an earth-shattering realization. Just as those words to my friend came out of my mouth, my eyes were opened to the world of being an authorgaining freedom, making passive income, and doing work once, but getting paid for it forever.

Its one of those things that once you see it, you can never unsee it. Id gotten a taste of what it was like to make money while snowboarding and having funand I loved it.

I had no idea the initial twenty-page PDF wed written for our entrepreneur friends would eventually turn into a bestseller on Amazon.

Our book was downloaded 5,274 times in the first 3.5 days, and it brought in close to $7,000 within the first month. Not bad for a little guide we initially had no intention of selling

I didnt know it at the time, but my life would never be the same again.

When my plane landed back in the US, The Productive Person was still at the top of the charts, and my new business idea was slowly starting to form.

You probably think Id be pretty happy with all that, huh?

Wrong.

Before leaving to go to Austria, I knew college was no longer the best use of my time. I had known I was going to drop out before I went (rememberit was my last hurrah as a college kid), and the trip just solidified the plan.

I was pretty nervous, but after getting the validation I needed from one of my mentors, I knew it was the right choice for me.